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Country
  
Japan

District
  
Kitaadachi

- Flower
  
Rose

Population
  
44,532 (Feb 2016)

Prefecture
  
Saitama Prefecture

Region
  
Kantō

- Tree
  
Osmanthus fragrans

Area
  
14.79 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 5:23 AM

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Weather
  
0°C, Wind N at 6 km/h, 80% Humidity

University
  
Nihon Pharmaceutical University

Ina (伊奈町, Ina-machi) is a town in Kitaadachi District, Saitama Prefecture, in the central Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the town had an estimated population of 44,532 and a population density of 3010 persons per km². Its total area was 14.79 square kilometres (5.71 sq mi).

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Map of Ina, Kitaadachi District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Geography

Located in central-east Saitama Prefecture, Ina is in the flatlands of the Kantō plains.

Surrounding municipalities

  • Saitama Prefecture
  • Ageo
  • Okegawa
  • Hasuda
  • History

    During the early Edo period, Ina was home to the short-lived (1590-1619) Komuro Domainfounded by Ina Tadatsugu under the Tokugawa shogunate. It was afterward ruled as hatamoto territory.

    The villages of Komuro and Kobari were created in Kitaadachi District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. They were merged on July 15, 1943 to form the village of Ina.

    Ina was elevated to town status on November 1, 1970.

    Economy

    The economy of Ina is primarily agricultural.

    Education

  • Nihon Pharmaceutical University
  • Ina has four elementary schools, three middle schools, two combined middle/high schools and one high school.
  • Railway

  • Saitama New Urban Transit - New Shuttle
  • Maruyama - Shiku - Ina-Chūō - Hanuki - Uchijuku
  • Highway

    Ina is not served by any expressways or public highways

    Local attractions

  • Saitama Cancer Center
  • Saitama Prefectural Mental Health Center
  • References

    Ina, Saitama Wikipedia